§11A-3-11 Return of list of sales, suspensions and redemptions. - West Virginia Statutes

§11A-3-11. Return of list of sales, suspensions and redemptions.

(a) Within one month after completion of the sale, the sheriff shall deliver the original list of sales, suspensions and redemptions described in section nine of this article, with a copy thereof, to the clerk of the county commission. The clerk shall bind the original of such list in a permanent book to be kept for the purpose in his office, and shall note each sale and suspension, each redemption not previously noted, and each certification on his record of delinquent lands. The clerk, within ten days after delivery of the list to him, shall transmit the copy to the auditor, who shall note each sale, suspension, redemption and certification on the record of delinquent lands kept in his office.

(b) Any sheriff who fails to prepare and return the list of sales, suspensions, redemptions and certifications within the time required by this section shall forfeit not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, for the benefit of the general school fund, to be recovered by the auditor or by any taxpayer of the county on motion in a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon the petition of any person interested, the sheriff may be compelled by mandamus to make out and return such list, and the proceedings thereon shall be at his cost.